Gentle Dental has opened a new location in Placentia at 620 N. Rose Drive. The company, now with 200 locations nationwide, also opened a location in Huntington Beach earlier this year and plans to bring more to the area in the next two years.

Fresh Coast Painters has opened a franchise in Costa Mesa. It will be owned and operated by Grygoriy Tolmachov.

John Kao, president and CEO of Alignment Healthcare, will receive the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award in conjunction with the 2016 Senior Care Hero Awards.

Karen Caplan, president and CEO of Frieda's Specialty Produce, and Jackie Caplan Wiggins, vice president and COO of Frieda's Specialty Produce, are 2016 leadership honorees with the Girl Scouts of Orange County.

Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, president and CEO of Earth Friendly Products in Cypress, is a 2016 leadership honoree with the Girl Scouts of Orange County.

Lucy Dunn, president and CEO of the Orange County Business Council, is a 2016 leadership honoree with the Girl Scouts of Orange County.

Sara Young, has been elected president of the nonprofit Junior League of Orange County for the 2016-2017 year.

Socorro Vasquez, long-time community volunteer and philanthropist, is a 2016 honoree with the Girl Scouts of Orange County.

Sue Neuen, the longtime director at Science@OC, is retiring. The nonprofit in Santa Ana is dedicated to strengthening public school science education.

Eddie Tabata has been appointed executive director at Science@OC, a nonprofit in Santa Ana dedicated to strengthening public school science education.

William Osmun Jr. has joined Signature Financial LLC and its asset-based lending group, both subsidiaries of Signature Bank, a New York-based commercial bank.

Mary “Muff” Tennyson, CEO and founder of StashAll and a retired financial software industry veteran, is a 2016 honoree with the Girl Scouts of Orange County.

Dr. DeVera Heard has joined the board of directors at nonprofit Susan G. Komen Orange County. Heard is a Santa Ana resident and retired educator with the Santa Ana Unified School District.

Andrew Richard has been named vice president of Regional Sales at Irvine-based ASICS America Corp. Richard has more than 20 years of sales experience and was the Global Head of Merchandising for footwear at Puma.

William Osmun Jr. has joined Signature Financial LLC and its asset-based lending group, both subsidiaries of Signature Bank, a New York-based commercial bank. Osmun’s career in finance spans 40 years. He will work from a Mission Viejo office.

Partner Marc P. Miles and Of Counsel Kristy A. Schlesinger have joined Shook Hardy & Bacon’s office in Irvine. Both join the firm’s Business Litigation and Corporate Services group. Miles and Schlesinger come to Shook from Callahan & Blaine in Santa Ana.

Eddie Tabata has been appointed executive director at Science@OC, a nonprofit in Santa Ana dedicated to strengthening public school science education. The organization’s longtime director, Sue Neuen, is retiring. Tabata brings nearly two decades of experience as a teacher, consultant and operational manager, most recently with the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, to the position.

Sara Young, has been elected president of the nonprofit Junior League of Orange County for the 2016-2017 year. Young joined JLOCC in 2010 after transferring from the Junior League of Los Angeles.

Dr. DeVera Heard has joined the board of directors at nonprofit Susan G. Komen Orange County. Heard is a Santa Ana resident and retired educator with the Santa Ana Unified School District.

NEW VENTURES

Fresh Coast Painters has opened a franchise in Costa Mesa. It will be owned and operated by Grygoriy Tolmachov. Services, which include residential and commercial painting, will be available in Costa Mesa, Irvine, Corona del Mar, Newport Beach and the surrounding areas. Address: 1835 Newport Blvd., Suite A109. Fresh Coast has more than 120 locations nationwide.

Gentle Dental has opened a new location in Placentia at 620 N. Rose Drive. The company, now with 200 locations nationwide, also opened a location in Huntington Beach earlier this year and plans to bring more to the area in the next two years.

Patricia Willemsen has opened a Lice Clinics of America location in Tustin. The Tustin clinic at 14032 Enderle Center Drive, Suite 214-216, is one of the 100 U.S. clinics and 80 international clinics within the Lice Clinics of America network. The clinics are considered the “urgent care” for the treatment and removal of head lice, which most commonly affects school children.

OptumCare Medical Group has opened an office at 30281 Golden Lantern in Laguna Niguel. A second clinic will open in Huntington Beach. The Laguna Niguel office is part of the former Premier Physicians Medical Group. The new, 7,500-square-foot office includes 18 exam rooms, one procedure room, adult and geriatric care, pediatric care, endocrinology care, and onsite laboratory and other amenities to improve care delivery. Spanish, Tagalog and Korean will be spoken at this location to better serve the community.

MILESTONES

Craig Carter, president and CEO of Irvine-based LUXE Travel, has been named for the second year in a row to the Delta Airlines Vacation Advisory Board.

Girl Scouts of Orange County has announced its roster of 2016 Celebrate Leadership honorees. The women will be recognized at the organization’s Seventh Annual Celebrate Leadership event Nov. 4. The honorees include:

• Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, president and CEO of Earth Friendly Products in Cypress.

GOOD WORKS

The OC Fair and Goodwill of Orange County are hosting the annual We Care Wednesday clothing drive Aug. 3. From noon to 3 p.m., fair-goers who bring five new or gently used clothing items per person to the OC Fair for donation will receive same-day free admission and one free carnival ride. Donations can be made at any public entry gate.

John Kao, president and CEO of Alignment Healthcare in Orange, will receive the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award in conjunction with the 2016 Senior Care Hero Awards. Now in its sixth year, the awards are a leading senior-care recognition program in the county with an expected 700 attendees honoring over 80 outstanding senior care industry and community advocates. A gala will be held Oct. 15 at The City National Grove of Anaheim.

NOMINATE YOUR FIRM

The deadline to nominate an Orange County company as a Top Workplace has been extended to Aug. 12. For the ninth year, the Register is honoring local companies as the Top Workplaces in the county. The program examines organizations with 35 or more workers. To nominate a company, go to ocregister.com/ nominate or call 714-442-2768.

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